NEW RELEASES: SOUR VINYL, TRIPPIE, LORDE AND MORE

Olivia Rodrigo will return to #1 on next Friday’s HITS Top 50 for a fifth non-consecutive week. The vinyl release of SOUR (Geffen) will push the album to a projected 135-150k in total activity. Rod Wave’s deluxe release of Soulfly (Alamo/SME) will drive the now-35-track collection back into the Top 5 with 50-55k.

New Releases:

Trippie Redd (10K Projects): 65-70k activity, 2-4k albums
Lorde (Republic): 55-60k, 30-35k

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